Commercial Litigation In The BVI

The Commercial Court of the British Virgin Islands was established in 2009 and since then it has dealt with a high volume of financial services work. The most regular disputes involve BVI companies which are owned by clients in Russia and the CIS, the Far East, and Africa, however, the BVI ultimately has a truly international client base and BVI practitioners deal with litigation which originates from around the world. To find out more, Lawyer Monthly benefits from an article from Oliver Clifton from Walkers. Oliver joined Walkers' British Virgin Islands office in 2006 and is a Partner in the firm's Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group.

Since joining Walkers, Oliver has worked on disputes which involve the enforcement of share security, the ownership and control of BVI companies, and claims against trustees. Oliver regularly acts for clients based in the CIS, in particular Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, as well as Africa and the Middle and Far East.